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Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Paperback. Nineteen year old Lily Bart is in need of a rich husband to safeguard her place in the social elite. Unwilling to marry without both love and money, Lily becomes vulnerable to gossip. Num Pages: 784 pages. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 150 x 226 x 51. Weight in Grams: 992.
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
784
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Edition
150th Anniversary ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780143106555
ISBN
9780143106555
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 26.99
€ 18.77

Hardcover. Two out of the three novellas here have never before been published in English and they contain all the touchstones of Bernhard's work - illness and madness, isolation, tragic friendships, and dark humour. Translator(s): Jansen, Peter; Northcott, Kenneth. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 212 x 162 x 21. Weight in Grams: 382.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Edition
1st Edition
Number of pages
184
Condition
New
SKU
V9780226044323
ISBN
9780226044323
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 32.99
€ 25.66

Paperback. Gertrude Stein, as a college student at Radcliffe and a medical student at Johns Hopkins Medical School, but was surrounded by women who were trapped by poverty, class, and race into lives that offered little choice. This book is a collection of documents from the history of women's suffrage, medical history, modernist art, and literature. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 131 x 14. Weight in Grams: 240.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
288
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1990
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140181845
ISBN
9780140181845
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. Romantic, quirky and moving - the novel that will break your heart and make you laugh. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 27. Weight in Grams: 318.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
400
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781444734232
ISBN
9781444734232
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. The hilarious and captivating continuing adventures of two of the most entertaining families you'll ever meet.. Series: Molly and Nellie Series. Num Pages: 512 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 178 x 113 x 33. Weight in Grams: 322.
Publisher
Headline
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Edition
New Ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780755321216
ISBN
9780755321216
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.86

Paperback. The brand new dramatic novel about the power of a father's love, a little boy's journey,and the desperate search for a place to call home, from Number 1 best-selling author Josephine Cox. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 304. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KIN0036219
ISBN
9780007419999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. The brand new dramatic novel about the power of a father's love, a little boy's journey,and the desperate search for a place to call home, from Number 1 best-selling author Josephine Cox. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 30. Weight in Grams: 314. Used paperback, in good condition. Some shelf wear.
Condition
Used, Good
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
SKU
KIN0007468
ISBN
9780007419999
Paperback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. .
Publisher
Cornerstone United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099460299
ISBN
9780099460299
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 24.99
€ 18.38

Paperback. Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 176 x 109 x 24. Weight in Grams: 152.
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc United States
Number of pages
240
Publication date
1994
Edition
Reissue
Condition
New
SKU
V9780553248135
ISBN
9780553248135
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.51

Paperback. When three Fates collide, the danger begins .. Num Pages: 544 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 127 x 34. Weight in Grams: 374.
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group United Kingdom
Number of pages
544
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Condition
New
SKU
V9780749940973
ISBN
9780749940973
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.97

Paperback. Series: Vintage International. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 135 x 20. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Random House USA Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780307946751
ISBN
9780307946751
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.13

Hardcover. Translator(s): Turner, Gerald. Num Pages: 359 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 151 x 35. Weight in Grams: 602.
Publisher
Jantar Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780956889041
ISBN
9780956889041
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.30

Paperback. Shows how legends of betrayal and defeat simmered in European civilisation for six hundred years, culminating in the agony of one tiny population at the end of the twentieth century. Translator(s): Constantine, Peter. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 133 x 7. Weight in Grams: 78.
Publisher
Vintage United Kingdom
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099560951
ISBN
9780099560951
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.18

Paperback. .
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241979921
ISBN
9780241979921
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 11.61

Paperback. .
Publisher
Vintage Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099566038
ISBN
9780099566038
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99
€ 16.69

Paperback. * A romantic saga introducing a family of fascinating characters, all looking for love and sometimes resorting to unconventional routes to get it. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 177 x 110 x 27. Weight in Grams: 222. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear. Encased in mylar
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group London
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Edition
New Ed
SKU
KAK0012401
ISBN
9780751536997
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

Hardcover. A tale of fathers and sons, the ties that bind, and the barriers of class that even love cannot break, Three Bargains is a stunning first novel, as potent, heart-stopping, and epic as Khaled Hosseini's The Kite Runner. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 244 x 168 x 33. Weight in Grams: 560.
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Edition
1st
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393063400
ISBN
9780393063400
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 24.26

BIC Classification: FA. Dimension: 198 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 289. Good clean copy with some shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publisher
GARDNERS BOOKS HOLDING ACC
Condition
Used, Like New
Publication date
1900
SKU
KIN0037098
ISBN
9781472231765
Paperback
Condition: Used, Like New

€ 7.99
€ 4.99

Paperback. Num Pages: 311 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 125 x 21. Weight in Grams: 230.
Publisher
Poolbeg Press Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
9781842234976
ISBN
9781842234976
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 4.99

Hardcover.
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
OVERSEAS EDITIONS NEW
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781594204777
ISBN
9781594204777
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 27.99
€ 21.95

Paperback. Kikuji has been invited to a tea ceremony by a mistress of his dead father. He is shocked to find there the mistress's rival and successor, Mrs Ota, and that the ceremony has been awkwardly arranged for him to meet his potential future bride. But he is most shocked to be drawn into a relationship with Mrs Ota. Translator(s): Seidensticker, Edward G. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 151 x 7. Weight in Grams: 92.
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
112
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9780141192604
ISBN
9780141192604
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 13.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. Num Pages: 360 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 152 x 226 x 27. Weight in Grams: 554.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
M P Publishing Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
360
Condition
New
SKU
V9781849822169
ISBN
9781849822169
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.56

Paperback. In this wickedly funny and heart-wrenchingly honest novel, Stephanie Lehmann introduces a true-blue heroine in Jennifer Ward who proves that no matter how booming our self-doubts can sound, nothing speaks louder than hope - and love. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 17. Weight in Grams: 178.
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton United Kingdom
Number of pages
256
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
SKU
V9780340899588
ISBN
9780340899588
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.99
€ 8.55

Hardcover. Perec was a leading exponent of French literary surrealism who found humour - and pathos - in the human need for classification. Thoughts of Sorts is itself unclassifiable, a unique collection of philosophical riffs on his obsession with lists, puzzles, catalogues, and taxonomies. Introduced by Margaret Drabble. Translator(s): Bellos, David. Num Pages: 216 pages, one - perec photo. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 191 x 137 x 18. Weight in Grams: 252.
Publisher
Notting Hill Editions United Kingdom
Number of pages
216
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
V9781907903007
ISBN
9781907903007
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 18.20

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